The Open Window MY aunt will be down presently, Mr. Nuttel, said a very self-possessed young lady of fifteen; in the meantime you must try and put up with me. Framton Nuttel endeavoured to say the correct something which should duly flatter the niece...
From VOA Learning English, welcome to This Is America. Im Avi Arditti. And Im Kelly Jean Kelly. This week, we look at weddings in Americahow much they cost and how different they can be. MUSIC: Bruno Mars Marry You More than 2.3 million couples get m...
This is MORNING EDITION from NPR News. Good morning, I'm David Greene. And I'm Renee Montagne. In Your Health today: The connection between depression and dementia. GREENE: But first, freshmen are heading to college this fall and about now they might...
The U.S. continues its cat and mouse game with the man who confessed to leaking NSA secrets, Edward Snowden. After spending the last few weeks in Hong Kong, Snowden caught a plane to Moscow this weekend, and he's believed to still be in Russia. But h...
This is SCIENCE FRIDAY. I'm Ira Flatow. You open the door of your fridge and the light goes on, right? What if the light in your fridge could stay on and be programmed to help your veggies taste better or be more nutritious? Why? Well, it turns out t...
From VOA Learning English, this is Science in the News. Today, we tell about an American farmer and an unusual device he developed. For 20 years, people around the world have been buying his invention. Blake Whisenant and his family are farmers. They...
Thank you very much. I moved to America 12 years ago with my wife Terry and our two kids. Actually, truthfully, we moved to Los Angeles -- (Laughter) -- thinking we were moving to America, but anyway, it's a short plane ride from Los Angeles to Ameri...
RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: The leaks this month by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden revealed just how widespread government surveillance of phone and online information actually is. The revelations of the government's PRISM program have been raising t...
THE grey warm evening of August had descended upon the city and a mild warm air, a memory of summer, circulated in the streets. The streets, shuttered for the repose of Sunday, swarmed with a gaily coloured crowd. Like illumined pearls the lamps shon...
From VOA Learning English, this is As It Is. Welcome back. Im Caty Weaver. On the show today, we look into the future of space exploration. The American space agency NASA has announced plans for a new effort to study the sun. And, NASA scientists are...
IRA FLATOW, HOST: Up next, Flora Lichtman is here with us for our Video Pick of the Week. Hi, Flora. FLORA LICHTMAN, BYLINE: Hi, Ira. You went with something Seattlely. How would I describe it - Seattle-like... Seatlle-like this week for this week's...
This is TALK OF THE NATION. I'm Neal Conan. We've all seen a flock of birds shift direction instantaneously mid-flight, or a school of fish swirl in what looked like tightly choreographed maneuvers. That's called collective behavior and it fascinated...
This is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. I'm Melissa Block. AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: And I'm Audie Cornish. If you think that you need to crack open a few eggs to make an omelet, well, there are some young entrepreneurs in San Francisco who are betti...
Welcome to This Is America from VOA Learning English. I'm Kelly Jean Kelly. And I'm Bob Doughty. This week on our program, we look at modern changes in the American father. Moms Are Great. But What About Dads? Father's Day was observed this year on S...
This is FRESH AIR. I'm Dave Davies, in for Terry Gross. Whitey Bulger, the Boston criminal that inspired Jack Nicholson's character in the Martin Scorsese film The Departed, was captured in 2011 after 16 years on the run as one of the FBI's most want...
